The Slow Elf’s Tale Gather ‘round, boys and girls and let me tell you about how we did company Christmas, excuse me, Mutli-Denominational Winter Holiday (MDWH) cards in the olden days. You see, kids, it used to be that businesses bought thousands and thousands of MDWH cards, which were labouriously hand-signed and mailed (with a […]
Sally Step Four: Keep Sales Away From the Email
I am sure there are sales people out there who can write. I just don’t know where they are. And neither do you. I am considering sacrificing a goat in the parking lot so the Productivity Prevention Geeklords will disable the Outlook Send function for all the sales people who have my name. If you […]
Becoming Sally Part Two – Get to the Point
Last week we talked about the first step toward becoming the Sally Field of B2B email marketing. Other than not letting sales people write email, the primary take-away was to think about how and where the message is being consumed, whether it’s a newsletter, solicitation or webinar invitation. That’s Sally Step One. Today, step two, […]
How to Be the Sally Field of B2B Email
If you’ve been sitting smugly by while I berate your analogue brethren about their crappy printed direct pieces, time to wipe that smirk off. The sad truth is, most B2B email marketing is pretty lousy too. So let’s agree to take a pledge. Yes, you. Put away that DayQuil, raise your right hand and repeat after […]
Attack of the Cymbal Monkeys
I can tell it’s the fourth quarter, and I needn’t look at a calendar. I can tell because my Inbox is full of white papers, webinars, events, retreats, off-sites, summits, books and speakers all of whom are out to solve the problem of sales and marketing just not playing nicely together. Sigh. Is there some […]
